After naming the 15 healthiest housing markets for 2009, our sister magazine BUILDER again analyzed the 75 largest housing markets in the United States and identified the 15 weakest housing markets for this year. Markets cited will likely be the last to recover from the overall recession and, therefore, the housing downturn, because they have been hit by multiple economic blows: job losses, falling home prices, and increasing foreclosures.
The markets are ranked based on population trends and job growth, the rate of home price declines, and the rate of building permits. Read BUILDER’s full report.
